Executive Director of Primary Education
Together Learning Trust, Elland, HX5 0QG14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
5 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
16 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Leadership Contract
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L26-L30
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking a dynamic, decisive, action orientated and inspirational leader to join us and work with our exceptional team at this pivotal time in our development. Together Learning Trust is a thriving, high performing trust that is highly regarded within the region and beyond, sitting securely in the top 10% most improved Trusts nationally. We are proud to lead a group of nine schools, presently three secondary, five primary and one special school inspiring over 5700 young people and 750 staff in Calderdale and Kirklees.
While our primary schools are performing above national standards, we need and want to do even better. We are looking for a leader who can develop systems and people to ensure these exceptional outcomes are consistent, scalable, and sustainable.
This is a phenomenal opportunity for you to work alongside friendly, dedicated and talented leaders. Can you bring a level of credibility that inspires confidence with other Primary leaders, because we are ready to grow and would want you to be a key part of leading and shaping that journey?
If you have a clear vision for school improvement and track record of success we would love a conversation with you.
What We Are Looking For:
The Executive Director of Primary Education will:
- Ensure Outstanding Outcomes: Initiate and drive excellence, ensuring that all children in our primary schools receive the best possible opportunities to thrive.
- Develop Our Reputation: Enhance and grow the Trust’s reputation, building sustainable, high-performing professional partnerships internally and externally that lead to expansion and continued success.
- Work with the Executive Team: Collaborate closely with the wider leadership team to ensure outstanding performance across the Trust that fosters a culture of confidence, competence, and character.
- Be a Visible Leader: Act as a visible, personable and convincing leader for staff, students, parents/carers, and the local community, inspiring confidence and trust in the direction of our primary schools.
- Shape Primary School Improvement: Lead the development of an effective school improvement model that ensures high-quality teaching, learning and intervention in all areas of the curriculum.
- Develop Leadership Capacity: Align the curriculum and systems to foster the professional growth of leaders, ensuring they are equipped to drive academic success and cultural cohesion.
- Cultivate Character and Leadership: Work with Together Learning Trust Directors to develop the character and leadership potential of both children and staff.
- Inspire and Motivate Leaders: Create an environment where leaders feel valued, supported, and passionate about their work, ensuring they thrive in their roles.
WORKING TOGETHER
Benefits for you and your development?
This is a unique opportunity to work collaboratively with the exceptional talent on our executive leadership team under the direction and with the support of the CEO of Together Learning Trust.
In addition, you will receive tailored development, coaching and mentoring to help you be the best you can be, not to mention the fantastic support from the central services team, the school improvement team and the receptive and ambitious leaders of the schools in the trust. This is somewhere you can make a real difference to the lives of children, as part of a brilliant team with a shared vision and the drive to transform the lives of young people in our region.
You will also benefit from a suite of incentives that support your financial, professional and personal wellness and which can extend to members of your family. In addition, this is a role where the scope for your professional development is boundless as you grow your expertise along with the role.
If our trust sounds like a place in which you could really make a difference for our youngest learners, then we would love to show you around and tell you more about our wonderful schools. Please fill in the enquiry form on our webpage via the how to apply link below to arrange an initial conversation with me and see what we could do, together?
DAVID LORD, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
What the school offers its staff
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About Together Learning Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- recruitment@tlt.school
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